Overview

• Sharaa warned the region could face renewed unrest if Israel delays talks and continues violating Syrian airspace and conducting incursions.
• He declared, “We fear Israel,” casting Syria as seeking safeguards against Israeli military actions.
• He rejected any discussion of partition, saying it would pressure Jordan and harm Iraq and Turkey after years of war.
• He delivered Syria’s first head‑of‑state address to the UN General Assembly in decades, denouncing Bashar al-Assad’s rule and, according to O Antagonista, urging an end to sanctions.
• Coverage and his remarks referenced reported Israeli strikes in Syria and incursions tied to concerns about the Druze minority, which he said must stop under a security agreement.